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de Bruin-Hoegée, J.M. (author), Lamriti, L. (author), Langenberg, J.P. (author), Olivier, R.C.M. (author), Chau, L.F. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), Noort, D. (author), van Asten, A.C. (author)The continuing threats of military conflicts and terrorism may involve the misuse of chemical weapons. The present study aims to use environmental samples to find evidence of the release of such agents at an incident scene. A novel approach was developed for identifying protein adducts in plants. Basil (Ocimum basilicum), bay laurel leaf (Laurus...article 2023
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Hemme, M. (author), Fidder, A. (author), van der Riet-van Oeveren, D. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), Noort, D. (author)The primary aim of this study was to identify biomarkers of exposure to some so-called Schedule 1 sulfur mustard (HD) analogues, in order to facilitate and expedite their retrospective analysis in case of alleged use of such compounds. Since these HD analogues can be regarded as model compounds for possible impurities of HD formed during...article 2021
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Bourgonje, A.R. (author), Offringa, A.K. (author), van Eijk, L.E. (author), Abdulle, A.E. (author), Hillebrands, J.L. (author), van der Voort, P.H.J. (author), van Goor, H. (author), van Hezik, E.J. (author)Significance: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is one of the three main gasotransmitters that are endogenously produced in humans and are protective against oxidative stress. Recent findings from studies focusing on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), shifted our attention to a...article 2021
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van der Schans, M.J. (author)Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are the most toxic compounds that have ever been produced. In order to develop medical countermeasures against the effects of these agents, analytical procedures to analyze these agents in their intact form in biological matrices are essential for a better understanding of the toxicological process. Although the...bookPart 2020
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Glasius, M. (author), Hansen, A.M.K. (author), Claeys, M. (author), Henzing, J.S. (author), Jedynska, A.D. (author), Kasper-Giebl, A. (author), Kistler, M. (author), Kristensen, K. (author), Martinsson, J. (author), Maenhaut, W. (author), Nøjgaard, J.K. (author), Spindler, G. (author), Stenström, K.E. (author), Swietlicki, E. (author), Szidat, S. (author), Simpson, D. (author), Yttri, K.E. (author)Sources of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) in atmospheric aerosols (carbonaceous aerosols) were investigated by collection of weekly aerosol filter samples at six background sites in Northern Europe (Birkenes, Norway; Vavihill, Sweden; Risoe, Denmark; Cabauw and Rotterdam in The Netherlands; Melpitz, Germany) during winter 2013....article 2018
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Theelen, M.J. (author), Schiepers, E. (author), Vermeer, J. (author), Falk, S. (author), Hovestad, A. (author), Steijvers, H.L.A.H. (author), van der Vleuten, M. (author), Bakker, K. (author), Dörenkämper, M. (author), Linden, H. (author)Two step atmospheric pressure processing of Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 absorbers is an industrially attractive technology to produce CIGS thin film modules. For this procedure, absorber sulfurization is required to increase the Voc and thus the efficiency of the solar cells. Raman spectroscopy was used to qualitatively identify the presence of sulfur on...conference paper 2018
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de Jong, G.A.H. (author), Jayasena, S. (author), Johnson, P. (author), Marsh, J. (author), Apostolovic, D. (author), van Hage, M. (author), Nordlee, J. (author), Baumert, J. (author), Taylor, S.L. (author), Roucairol, C. (author), de Jongh, H. (author), Koppelman, S.J. (author)The 2S albumin Ara h 6 is one of the most important peanut allergens. A post-translationally cleaved Ara h 6 (pAra h 6) was purified from Virginia type peanuts, and the cleavage site was mapped using high-resolution mass spectrometry. Compared to intact Ara h 6, pAra h 6 lacks a 5-amino acid stretch, resembling amino acids 43-47 (UniProt...article 2018
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Andersen, Z.J. (author), Stafoggia, M. (author), Weinmayr, G. (author), Pedersen, M. (author), Galassi, C. (author), Jørgensen, J.T. (author), Oudin, A. (author), Forsberg, B. (author), Olsson, D. (author), Oftedal, B. (author), Aasvang, G.M. (author), Aamodt, G. (author), Pyko, A. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Korek, M. (author), de Faire, U. (author), Pedersen, N.L. (author), Östenson, C.G. (author), Fratiglioni, L. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Tjønneland, A. (author), Peeters, P.H. (author), Bueno de Mesquita, B. (author), Plusquin, M. (author), Key, T.J. (author), Jaensch, A. (author), Nagel, G. (author), Lang, A. (author), Wang, M. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Fournier, A. (author), Boutron-Ruault, M.C. (author), Baglietto, L. (author), Grioni, S. (author), Marcon, A. (author), Krogh, V. (author), Ricceri, F. (author), Sacerdote, C. (author), Migliore, E. (author), Tamayo-Uria, I. (author), Amiano, P. (author), Dorronsoro, M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Sokhi, R. (author), Keuken, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Vineis, P. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author)BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in European women. METHODS: In 15 cohorts from nine European countries, individual...article 2017
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Fioletov, V. (author), McLinden, C.A. (author), Kharol, S.K. (author), Krotkov, N.A. (author), Li, C. (author), Joiner, J. (author), Moran, M.D. (author), Vet, R. (author), Visschedijk, A.J.H. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author)Reported sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from US and Canadian sources have declined dramatically since the 1990s as a result of emission control measures. Observations from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite and ground-based in situ measurements are examined to verify whether the observed changes from SO2 abundance...article 2017
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Waldmann, S. (author), Rutters, H. (author)tGeochemical modeling was used to assess the impact of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in impure carbon dioxide(CO2) streams on fluid–rock interaction during storage in siliciclastic rocks of Permian age (Rotliegend).We focused on the impact of SO2on the porosity evolution, as well as on the trapping of CO2as solidmineral phase. Due to the lack of a...article 2016
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Physicochemical effects of discrete CO2-SO2 mixtures on injection and storage in a sandstone aquiferWaldmann, S. (author), Hofstee, C. (author), Koenen, M. (author), Loeve, D. (author)Geological storage of captured CO2, which typically will contain certain amounts of impurities, in salineaquifers is of potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. The co-injection of theimpurity SO2has an effect on the chemical reactivity of the fluid and solid phases as well as on the physicalbehaviour of the CO2plume. To...article 2016
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Khakharia, P.M. (author), Brachert, L. (author), Mertens, J. (author), Anderlohr, C. (author), Huizinga, A. (author), Fernandez, E.S. (author), Schallert, B. (author), Schaber, K. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author)Solvent emissions from a Post Combustion CO2 Capture (PCCC) process can lead to environmental hazards and higher operating cost. Aerosol based emissions in the order of grams per Nm3 have been reported from PCCC plants. These emissions are attributed to the presence of particles such as sulphuric acid aerosol droplets in the flue gas. Recently,...article 2015
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Roelands, C.P.M. (author), Cuypers, R. (author), Kruit, K.D. (author), Oversloot, H.P. (author), de Jong, A.J. (author), Duvalois, W. (author), van Vliet, L. (author), Hoegaerts, C.L.G. (author)Bottlenecks for realizing a commercial system for thermochemical heat storage (TCS) with hygroscopic salts are the chemical, physical and mechanical stability of the salt under operation conditions. Hence, improved knowledge of thermochemical materials (TCMs) is critical to spur progress in TCS system development. Sodium sulfide hydrates (Na2S...conference paper 2015
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Minguillón, M.C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Tsai, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Querol, X. (author)Trace and major elements concentrations in PM10 and PM2.5 were measured at 20 sites spread in the Barcelona metropolitan area (1 rural background, 6 urban background, 13 road traffic sites) and at 1 reference site. Three 2-week samples per site and size fraction were collected during 2009 using low volume samplers, adding a total of 120 samples....article 2014
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Eeftens, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Gruzieva, O. (author), Mölter, A. (author), Agius, R. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Custovic, A. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Fuertes, E. (author), Heinrich, J. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), De Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Klümper, C. (author), Kooter, I. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Korek, M. (author), Koppelman, G.H. (author), Kuhlbusch, T.A.J. (author), Simpson, A. (author), Smit, H.A. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Wang, M. (author), Wolf, K. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Gehring, U. (author)BACKGROUND: Negative effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) on lung function have been shown repeatedly. Spatial differences in the composition and toxicity of PM may explain differences in observed effect sizes between studies. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter study in 5 European birth cohorts - BAMSE (Sweden), GINIplus and...article 2014
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Brachert, L. (author), Mertens, J. (author), Khakharia, P.M. (author), Schaber, K. (author)In this study, two different methods for the measurement of the sulfuric acid aerosol which is formed in wet flue gas cleaning processes have been investigated. The condensation particle counter (UFCPC, PALAS GmbH) provides information about the number concentration. With the electrical low pressure impactor (ELPI+, Dekati Ltd.) also the size...article 2014
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Identification and cross-checking of large point source SO2 emissions in Europe using OMI retrievalsvan der Gon, H.D. (author), Visschedijk, A. (author), McLinden, C. (author), Fioletov, V. (author), van der Wal, L. (author)European SO2 emissions from large points sources (LPS) were cross-checked with satellite S2 measurements from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's EOS-Aura satellite, averaged over a period of several years. Coordinates of the top-100 individual LPS in Europe were taken from the TNO point source database and corresponding OMI S2 plots...conference paper 2013
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Riipinen, I. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Charalampidis, P.E. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Wiedensohler, A. (author), O'Dowd, C. (author), Putaud, J.P. (author), Moerman, M. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)A three-dimensional regional chemical transport model (CTM) with detailed aerosol microphysics, PMCAMx-UF, was applied to the European domain to simulate the contribution of direct emissions and secondary formation to total particle number concentrations during May 2008. PMCAMx-UF uses the Dynamic Model for Aerosol Nucleation and the Two-Moment...article 2012
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Corbel, J.M.L. (author), van Lingen, J.N.J. (author), Zevenbergen, J.F. (author), Gijzeman, O.L.J. (author), Meijerink, A. (author)Strobe compositions belong to the class of solid combustions. They are mixtures of powdered ingredients. When ignited, the combustion front evolves in an oscillatory fashion, and flashes of light are produced by intermittence. They have fascinated many scientists since their discovery at the beginning of the 20th century. However, the chemical...article 2012
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Roeselers, G. (author), Newton, I.L.G. (author)Mutualistic associations between bacteria and eukaryotes occur ubiquitously in nature, forming the basis for key ecological and evolutionary innovations. Some of the most prominent examples of these symbioses are chemosynthetic bacteria and marine invertebrates living in the absence of sunlight at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and in sediments...article 2012